Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

The

Authority will, for the purpose of hearing and determining proceedings under this Division, be constituted of 3 members, of whom—

1 will be a legal practitioner appointed by the Minister for the purpose of constituting the Authority under this Division; and

1 will be a member who is a pharmacist.

An appointment under subsection (1)(a) will be on terms and conditions determined by the Minister.

The member referred to in subsection (1)(a) will preside over the proceedings.

The members of the Authority, other than the legal practitioner, will, for the purposes of any particular proceedings, be selected by the presiding member of the Authority or, in the absence of the presiding member, the deputy presiding member.

If a member of the Authority as constituted under this section (other than the member presiding over the proceedings) dies or is for any other reason unable to continue with the proceedings, the Authority constituted of the remaining members may, if the member presiding over the proceedings so determines, continue and complete the proceedings.

Any questions of law or procedure arising before the Authority will be determined by the member presiding over the proceedings and any other questions by unanimous or majority decision of the members.

The

Authority constituted of the member presiding over the proceedings may, sitting alone—

deal with—

preliminary, interlocutory or procedural matters; or

questions of costs; or

questions of law; or

enter consent orders; or

perform any other function or exercise any other power of a prescribed kind, and may, for that purpose or as a consequence, while sitting alone, make any determination or order (including a final order) that the member considers appropriate.